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The Exploring Kink Series is a range of workshops designed to invite you to (deepen your) play with kink and BDSM aspects. Exploring Kink is a way to add spice, depth, and presence to all your relationships. In these workshops, we combine principles of consent and (neo-)tantra with the magical realms of kink.
The Exploring Kink series consists of these workshops that can be taken as a series or stand-alone workshops:
- 'Foundations'. Beginner-friendly with a focus on the basics of power dynamics, basics of impact play, and setting up a scene.
- 'Deepening D/s Dynamics'. Diving into the nuances of power play and the different qualities of those. Relatively beginner-friendly but some experience (like Foundations) is recommended.
- 'Edges'. Bringing forms of edgy play like breathplay and consensual non-consent into your play. Not for beginners (at least one of these three recommended: Foundations, Deepening D/s dynamics, or Kinky Tantra).
- 'Therapeutic Kink': using BDSM and kink for healing and transformative processes. Not for beginners (at least one of these three recommended: Foundations, Deepening D/s dynamics, or Kinky Tantra).
** Therapeutic Kink **
Kink and BDSM are modalities with a huge potential for personal growth. In my own experience, BDSM has helped me release anxiety, trauma, and insecurities. There have been intense moments with big emotions, but also giggles, laughter, and amazing heart connections. Both being supported in my processes, as guiding others in theirs, have been empowering and humbling.
Therapeutic Kink is a workshop in which we will set up scenes with an intention. Whether that is consciously stepping into a situation that scares you, recreating a past experience, or stepping into a part of you that you feel you want to get to know better (like the conscious, supportive sadist).
Therapeutic Kink includes opportunities to:
- learn different ways of setting up an intentional scene for healing and growth.
- learn how to implement safety mechanisms to prevent causing harm, while understanding edgy play is always containing a certain risk.
- release emotions but also have fun!
Some of the themes you get the opportunity to play with:
- impact play
- Dom/sub dynamics
- consent and safety
- consensual non-consent incl restraints
- sensory deprivation (blindfolds, headphones)
For who is this workshop:
- !! Not for beginners: at least one of these three recommended: Foundations, Deepening D/s dynamics, or Kinky Tantra, ór experience elsewhere + familiar with Wilrieke’s way of teaching.
- You are curious what BDSM can bring you beyond the technical skills.
- You understand that the word ‘therapeutic’ is used to describe a way of implementing kink and BDSM. It does not intend to suggest this workshop is a replacement for professional help of any kind.
- You are curious how BDSM can support you on your path, and how you can support others on theirs..
- You want to play with kinks in a group of likeminded people.
* Note for professionals: this is NOT a practitioner training. Modalities taught are meant for private use only. For professional education and mentoring, contact Wilrieke.
All our workshops are queer-centered and straight-friendly. That means, to us, that our workshops embrace diversity beyond the traditional cisgender, straight, slender, able, neurotypical, or young body.
This event welcomes folks from all walks of life. We are LGBTQIIA+ informed (Wilrieke and most of her team identify as such), slut-friendly, trauma-informed, and non-monogamy informed. White folks are overrepresented in our team and life experiences are coloured through that lens. We do come from different social backgrounds and have different life experiences when it comes to health, wealth, neurodiversity, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
We welcome folks with disabilities. We can adapt exercises so that they fit you. Where we can we will support you. If you have a person/animal that supports you in daily activities that you need to bring for your care, they can of course come with you without buying a ticket. Please reach out if you have special needs, and we will discuss how we can support you. In case we cannot comfort your needs, we will honestly let you know.
The program at a glance:
Day one focusses on dusting off your skills of D/s dynamics, impact play, and consensual non-consent. We won’t go very deep into these teachings (follow other workshops like Exploring Kink Step 1 and 2 for that) but glance over them and our hands and heads warmed up. We will practice how to set up a scene, and play a scene.
Day two focusses on playing several scenes in different constellations and groups. You will have the opportunity to set up a scene designed for you, supported by other participants. We end the day slow, with time for integration.
This is a red event, which means that during some parts of the event full nudity and sexual play are possible (this will mainly be during the play party), although sexuality is not the focus of this event. It is mainly allowed when it would support the healing and growth in a scene. At no point during this weekend you are required or pushed to be naked or sexual. You can participate in the full weekend while being dressed and without touching anyone. We do ask you to be comfortable with nudity and sexuality in the room.
As in all of our workshops, you are encouraged to sit out of anything. Witnessing is valid participation.
SOME PRACTICAL INFORMATION
In the week before the event, you will receive an email with detailed information for this day including the address and what to bring. Make sure you sign up with the email address that you use. Check your spam filter if you did not receive an email seven days before the event (if you have unsubscribed from our newsletter, these emails cannot reach you!).
On this page you find elaborate information about play parties, and many frequently asked questions >>> www.exploringdeeper.com/FAQ
This is a page that speaks more explicitly about rules of conduct during our workshops >>>
https://www.exploringdeeper.com/conduct/
Timings:
Friday: 10.00h – 18.00h (doors open at 9.30h)
Saturday: 10.00h – 18.00h (doors open at 9.30h)
Mind that this workshop is on Friday and Saturday, enabling you (hopefully) to have a day of integration before the workweek starts again.
We will provide snacks, you will provide your own meals and lodging.
ACCESSIBILITY
This workshop space is called De Ruimte - we are in the room DOWNSTAIRS. The specific venue for this weekend is located on the ground floor of a building. There is a height difference to enter the venue through the front door that may cause problems for wheelchairs. There is a backdoor without height differences. There is a bathroom that is not a specific all-access bathroom, but that is fairly spacious and private. There are stairs to reach the kitchen area. There are mattresses and you can lie down as much as you can.
There is a small fridge. There are no cooking/heating facilities. There are (shared) showers.
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If you are curious about our Guidelines for Team Members, feel free to check the full document out here:
http://exploringdeeper.com/ethics
For all events, Exploring Deeper's Terms and Conditions apply:
http://www.exploringdeeper.com/terms-and-conditions/.
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ABOUT WILRIEKE SOPHIA
Wilrieke Sophia (they/them) is a sex & intimacy educator, (TEDx) speaker, advisor & coach for creative makers and scientists, author, and founder of Exploring Deeper and Cuddle Workshops International.
The main focus of their work is empowerment through self-knowledge and understanding, radical self-inclusion, the embodied experiencing of boundaries and desires, and an extensive practice of consent – all based on a foundation of trauma awareness and neuroscience, embedded in experiential spaces based on interpersonal connective practices. They collaborate with artists and scientists, and are a supervisor and mentor.
With their project Red Flags in Workshops, Wilrieke creates zines and other free materials on e.g. accountability, abuse, and power dynamics in the intimacy and wellness communities.
More about Wilrieke:
www.wilriekesophia.com
www.exploringdeeper.com
www.redflagsinworkshops.com
www.cuddleworkshops.org
IG: @wilriekesophia
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